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>In the
>material I am editing I ran across the plural "appendixes," which I have
>never heard before. I always thought the plural of "appendix" was
>"appendices." However, about a week ago there were some strong oppinions
>voiced on TECHWR-L (pardon the passive voice!) about "indexes" vs.
"indices."
> So my question to you is, have you ever heard of "indexes"? If you
> have, is
>that an accceptable/accepted form of the word? Can I say that one form is
>"more correct" than the other?
I asked this very question of my co-workers, where I have just arrived as a
contractor. I have seen both usages in various "shops", and wanted to know
which they prefer. Their preference is "Appendixes". They take it that
"Appendixes" is (in general) an American usage, and "Appendices" is (in
general) a British/European usage. We are Canadian (and so on the
"British/European" side of the line); however, our customers are mostly in
the US. So we used "Appendixes".
